Or, at least that\u2019s what the Sacramento community thought.<\/p>\n
As the shack\u2019s end days loomed, long-time employee Paula Gutierrez said she asked the restaurant\u2019s former management if she could take over. They agreed.<\/p>\n
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The Pasty Shack is reopened in June 2026, the new busines owners told The Sacramento Bee. The mom and pop shop sells a variety of savory pasties and is now owned by a former long-time employee. The Pasty Shack <\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want this place to close. This is like my home,\u201d Gutierrez told The Bee.<\/p>\n
Now the official owner, Gutierrez, bought the shack back and reopened in June. Her signature saved the business, as she signed a new lease in late April. The restaurant reopened<\/a> at 4746 J St.<\/p>\n Pasty Shack is up and running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays.<\/p>\n Pistachio & Cream<\/p>\n A new dessert spot<\/a> arrived in midtown Sacramento, selling gelato and other Italian sweets with ingredients straight from Sicily.<\/p>\n Pistachio & Cream on 1801 L St. serves a wide variety of gelato, coffee, Belgian waffle bowls, tiramisu, cheesecake and other pastries, according to its website.<\/a><\/p>\n The dessert restaurant is open on Mondays from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Tuesdays, Pistachio & Cream is open a bit later, closing at midnight. The restaurant also serves its desserts on Sundays, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n Bacio<\/p>\n Along K Street, a new private event venue is seeking reservations for parties in its downtown location.<\/p>\n Known as Bacio<\/a>, the business is a two-story space designed to host community events and other gatherings. According to the venue\u2019s social media, these events include wine and beer tasting, art shows, birthdays and speakeasies.<\/p>\n Operating out of 720 K St., Bacio is in The Hardin and is 2,659 square feet.<\/p>\n Bacio charges $500 per the first two to three hours of event reservations, with per person costs of approximately $150 to $199. The event space charge is subject to change depending on service staff required, as well as caterers.<\/p>\n Bacio is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., according to its Google page.<\/p>\n Evangeline\u2019s Costume Mansion<\/p>\n The beloved Evangeline\u2019s Costume Mansion<\/a> in Old Sacramento celebrated its grand reopening.<\/p>\n Evangeline\u2019s operates at 13 K St. out of the historic Howard House and Lady Adams building. With thousands of costumes in its inventory, the mansion opened its second and third stories to the public. The first floor, which is a gift and novelty shop, will reopen in three months, owner Deborah Chauss\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n In June 2025, a late-night electrical fire caused significant damage in Evangeline\u2019s, according to past Bee reporting. As a result, the business was forced to shut down about a year until repairs were made.<\/p>\n Evangeline\u2019s first opened in 1974<\/a>, according to past Bee reporting.<\/p>\n Evangeline\u2019s is now open on Mondays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to the business\u2019s website.<\/p>\n The Paperworks<\/p>\n The Paperworks<\/a> arrived in Old Sacramento in June. The indoor shopping plaza offers a variety of shops and an upstairs museum space.<\/p>\n The space at 1115 Front St. features the following businesses: Dear Sisa Boutique, Carnal Flora, Wild Sisters Book Co., Ecopress Sacramento, Wanderland Gift Shop, Panoply Fine Art and the Paperworks gift shop.<\/p>\n The Paperworks is owned by Troy Carlson, who oversees Stage Nine Entertainment, a hub for pop culture merchandise in Old Sacramento. As its namesake implies, The Paperworks operates out of a paper making building made in 1925.<\/p>\n The Paperworks is also spotlighting the museum exhibit, \u201cDeath by Natural Causes.\u201d The traveling exhibit was brought to Sacramento from the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The museum features stories of the hidden dangers of the natural world, according to its website.<\/p>\n Visitors must be at least 8 years old to see the exhibit. Adult tickets are $20 per person, children’s tickets are $16. The exhibit is open on Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays.<\/p>\n What businesses closed in June? A popular Indian pizza fusion chain restaurant closed its Downtown Commons location in June.<\/p>\n Tandoori Pizza<\/a> on 405 K St. closed after being open for less than a year. The location opened in October 2025, according to DoCo\u2019s website.<\/p>\n The Tandoori Pizza franchise was founded in the Bay Area, according to its website, and has 18 locations across Northern, Central and Southern California.<\/p>\n This story was originally published July 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n![\"Masks](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SAC_7696_HGB_20260626_Evangelines.JPG\" "\\"SAC_7696_HGB_20260626_Evangelines.JPG\\"")
Masks and cloaks line the walls on the second floor of Evangeline\u2019s Costume Mansion in Old Sacramento. The store celebrated its grand reopening on Friday, June 26, 2026, after being closed for just over a year due to fire damage. HG BIGGS hg.biggs@sacbee.com <\/p>\n![\"Visitors](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SAC_7738_HGB_20260626_ThePaperworks.JPG\" "\\"SAC_7738_HGB_20260626_ThePaperworks.JPG\\"")
Visitors browse the Panoply Fine Art gallery in The Paperworks in Old Sacramento on Friday, June 26, 2026. HG BIGGS hg.biggs@sacbee.com <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SAC_6552_TandooriPizza_251015.JPG\" "\\"SAC_6552_TandooriPizza_251015.JPG\\"")
A Chicken Tikka pizza is pulled out of the oven during the grand opening of Tandoori Pizza at Sacramento’s Downtown Commons on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. The pizza includes a creamy garlic sauce, mozzarella cheese, red onions, diced tomatoes, chicken tikka, green onions and cilantro. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com Tandoori Pizza<\/p>\n
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